Category Archives: Health

Vermont’s New GMO Labeling Law: A small step, and a giant leap

Posted by Guest Author  |  July 8, 2014

By David Zuckerman On May 8, 2014, Governor Shumlin signed into law H.112, AN ACT RELATING TO THE LABELING OF FOOD PRODUCED WITH GENETIC ENGINEERING. This is the first law in the U.S. to require foods that contain genetically engineered … Continue reading →

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Food Safety vs. Food Security: On the hubris of food system terminology

Posted by Guest Author  |  July 2, 2014

By Kristyn Achilich This year, my research, under the direction of Linda Berlin, provided me with an opportunity to investigate the varying degrees of readiness that six communities across the Northeast exhibited in their preparedness to increase their access to … Continue reading →

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From the Green Revolution to the Tropical Oil Seed Revolution: A conversation with Rosamond Naylor

Posted by Alison Nihart  |  June 16, 2014

I recently had a chance to chat with Rosamond Naylor, a keynote speaker at this week’s UVM Food Systems Summit. Rosamond is the Director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment at Stanford University. Her upcoming book, The … Continue reading →

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It Takes a Village to Make a Summit

Posted by Guest Author  |  May 28, 2014

By Olivia Percoco “Unity is strength…” Mattie Stepaneck We’re gearing up for the UVM Food Systems Summit June 17-18! As we near the event, we wanted to take some time to reflect on the many people and organizations who helped us … Continue reading →

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Eat, Drink, But Please Don’t Sue

Posted by Darryl Benjamin  |  May 16, 2014

Perhaps General Mills thought it was no big deal when they discreetly slipped the words “binding arbitration” into their website privacy policy page.  The move, however, did not escape Stephanie Strom, a writer for the New York Times, and an … Continue reading →

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